Man killed in ATV crash in eastern Pennsylvania

SHAMOKIN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been killed after he was ejected when his all-terrain vehicle crashed in the woods in eastern Pennsylvania.

The (Pottsville) Republican-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1bVVeJQ) the accident happened Sunday afternoon in Coal Township, atop Burnside Mountain. Police say 49-year-old Gordon resident John Nemeth was driving the four-wheeler on a dirt road when he lost control and crashed.

Police say Nemeth was thrown from the vehicle, which went into the woods and flipped. He was pronounced dead at the scene.